Ultrahuntr wrote:In that instance the Eva wasn't going berserk because what was happening was what Shinji was allowing to let happen. Ultimately this is what Yui wants, for Shinji to make his own decisions and be happy. He said he would rather die than kill Toji, and Yui never once tried to stop him. The only reason Shinji didn't die is because of the Dummy Plug.
Eh, if push came to shove, I rather doubt Yui would have let Shinji get killed there. (I'm pretty sure she doesn't respect his agency to anywhere near the extent you're suggesting, given the way she corralled him into the ceremony for Third Impact. His happiness matters only to the extent that it overlaps with her plans. ) It's also important to note that Yui's activation times are guided heavily by Rule of Drama as opposed to any kind of consistent logical sense.